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Re: Fwd: [Outreachy announcement] Call for mentors for Outreachy internships



I'm interested in mentoring the Android Tools project again, be it for
Outreachy or GSoC.  I remember putting up on the wiki for Outreachy in
the past.  Do I need to update it?

.hc

Daniel Pocock:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Has Debian applied to participate in Outreachy again?
> 
> At the end of September/early October I'll be visiting Albania and
> Kosovo again.  There there are several potential candidates for
> Outreachy and also GSoC 2018.  If other mentors have their projects up
> on the wiki and candidates I meet personally want to discuss them I'll
> be happy to get them started, introduce them to other mentors, etc.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	[Outreachy announcement] Call for mentors for Outreachy
> internships
> Date: 	Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:51:46 -0700
> From: 	Outreachy Organizers <organizers@outreachy.org>
> To: 	announce@lists.outreachy.org, mentors@lists.outreachy.org
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> The next round for Outreachy, which is a three-month paid internship
> program for people traditionally underrepresented in tech, will soon open!
> 
> If you're interested in applying as an Outreachy intern, hang on for a
> bit! We'll announce when the application period opens in a separate email.
> 
> If you're interested in mentoring or being an Outreachy community
> coordinator, read on.
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Dear coordinators and mentors,
> 
> Thank you for being a part of our internship program! Our timeline for
> the next round is:
> 
>   * September 7 - application period opens
>   * October 23 - contributions and applications are due
>   * November 9 - interns announced
>   * December 5, 2017 to March 5, 2018 - internship period.
> 
> If your organization is interested in participating in the next round,
> *please let us know by September 4 if you will participate.*
> 
> 
>     New website
> 
> We are shifting to a set of new Outreachy resources this round:
> 
>   * The newly redesigned website <https://www.outreachy.org> for the
>     program. The Outreachy pages on the GNOME wiki will soon be
>     redirected here.
>   * organizers@outreachy.org <mailto:organizers@outreachy.org> - This is
>     the new email address for Outreachy organizers (Cindy, Tony, Sarah,
>     Marina, and Karen)
>   * announce@lists.outreachy.org <mailto:announce@lists.outreachy.org> -
>     This is the new Outreachy public announcements mailing list
>     <https://lists.outreachy.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce>
>   * mentors@lists.outreachy.org <mailto:mentors@lists.outreachy.org> -
>     This is a private list for Outreachy coordinators and mentors
>     <https://lists.outreachy.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mentor> who
>     want to participate in the program
> 
> Our goal with the new website is to allow coordinators and mentors to
> add their community landing pages and projects pages directly to the
> Outreachy website. This allows us to add useful features in the future,
> like allowing applicants to search for projects with a particular
> programming language or skill. The information listed on the community
> landing pages will be the same as what we recommended in the past. We
> encourage organizers and mentors to update their current landing page,
> so that the information is ready when we have the new website features
> in place.
> 
> 
>     Resources for Coordinators and Mentors
> 
> If you are participating as an Outreachy community for the first time,
> you'll need to:
> 
>   * Review the community participation guidelines
>     <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor>
>   * Apply as a community <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/community-faq/>
>   * Make sure other mentors understand the mentor requirements
>     <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/mentor-faq/>, especially the
>     5-hour weekly time commitment requirement and the requirement to
>     sign the mentor agreement
> 
> If you've participated as an coordinator or mentor in the past, please:
> 
>   * Secure funding <https://www.outreachy.org/sponsor/> for your
>     community to sponsor at least one intern ($6,500)
>   * Update your community's landing page according to the guidelines
>     <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/landing-page-requirements/>
>   * Come up with your project ideas and recruit other mentors
>   * Make sure other mentors understand the mentor requirements
>     <https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/mentor-faq/>, especially the
>     5-hour weekly time commitment requirement and the requirement to
>     sign the mentor agreement
>   * Let us know by emailing organizers@outreachy.org
>     <mailto:organizers@outreachy.org> that your community is
>     participating by September 4
> 
> We plan on having a twitter chat about Outreachy on September 25 at 4pm
> UTC / 11am EST, to spotlight the communities that are participating.
> Participation in the chat is optional, but many of our participants find
> out about the program through Twitter.
> 
> Please contact Karen, Marina, Tony, Cindy, and myself at
> organizers@outreachy.org <mailto:organizers@outreachy.org> if you have
> any questions. We hope you can join us for this round!
> 
> Thanks,
> Sarah Sharp
> Outeachy Organizer
> 


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